Baby-fence.



R. H. VILLARD.

BABY FENCE.

APPLICATION FILED HAY 7.1908. 91 5, 1 31 Patented Mar. 16, 1909.

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OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BABY-FENCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 16, 1909.

Serial No. 431,467.

Application filed May 7, 1908.

To all whom 'it may concern.' i

Be it known that I, RICHARD Il. VILLARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at N ew York city, New York, have invented j certain new and useful Improvements in Babydlences, of which the Ifollowing is a clear, full, and exact description.

This invention relates to an improved fence, such as is known as a "baby fence,

lThe main object of the invention is to provide a fence which is collapsible, and readily stored in small places, and conveniently portable, but which, when extended and in without looseness at the joints as is common in this general class of apparatus.

The scope of my invention will be pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l illustrates in perspective a fence in use. Fig. 2 represents the same as it would appear when collapsed for storage or transit. Fig. 3 is a detailed section of one of the joints of the fence. Fig. 4 is a section of the telescopic clasp. Fig. 5 is an end view of said clasp. Fig. 6 is a section through one of the rods showing one of clamping disks. Fig. 7 is a face view of the said clamping disk.

In carrying out this invention, I provide a plurality of sections, such for instance, as shown by reference numerals 1 to 10 on Fig. 1 of the drawings. `Each section is provided with a number of longitudinal parallel slats or rods R, spaced at different distances apart by means of washers 27, spherical bodies 28, sleeves 29 and 30, and clamping disks 24 and 25. Each adjacent set of rods or slats are secured together by a rod 20 threaded at one l end, and having a turned over hook 23 at the other end adapted to take into the wood of the lowermost rod of a section so that the rod 20 be held from turning.

Each oint throughout the fence except at the terminals thereof, are provided with a number of slats or rods preferably close to each other at the base of the fence, where they may be separated by the washers 27, (see Fig. 8) while throughout the remainder of thev vertical height of the joint spherical bodies 28 may take the place of a washer in reality becoming thick washers.

The rod 20 passes through the ends of adjacent slats R, and between two of the slats preferably the top two, I insert corrui gated disks 24 and 25, having teeth on their l adjacent faces 26. These disks preferably on one side embrace part of the adjacent rod R, (see Fig. 6). The end of the rod 2() is threaded, and a turn knob or nut 22 is provided, having a slot in which is secured a threaded nut 21. This turn knob through the nut 21 is caused to engage the rod 2O so that upon turning the turn knob slightly all horizontal rods and the clamping disks will be brought tightly together in a vertical direction, and great stability given to each joint by the tightening of the turn knob 22. The sides of the knob 22 are flat, so that the fence can be brought into a limited space when folded up as shown in Fig. 2, the flat sides of adjoining turn knobs permitting the parts to come close together. At the terminals of the fence, (by terminals I mean those ends which are not jointed, but are free) instead of the spherical washers 28 I insert sleeves 30 of a height of the combined thickness of two spherical washers, and a slat or rod.

To join the end or terminal sections 1 and 2 together I provide near the top of the fence and pivoted on the rods 20 two telescopic members 14 and 15, adapted one for insertion into the other, The member 14 in Fig. 4 is shown as pivoted to the rod 20 above 29 while the member 15 is pivoted above 30 to the rod 20 of the adjacent terminal section. A bifurcated clamp having a hooked end 16 and an angular end 17 is freely pivoted on the rod 20. The ends of the clasp protruding from the member 14. On the rod 2O within the member 15 there is mounted a catch having a nose 18 and a crooked member 19 terminating outside the member 15 in a handle.

When member 14 is inserted into member 15 the hook 16 will be forced over the nose 18 while the angular end 17 will prevent the disengagement of the hook with the nose as it lies adjacent to the crook ofthe member 19 and thus acts as a stop. But to disengage the hook 16 from the nose 18 one may grasp the handle, force the angular end 17 out of the way and readily disengage the parts.

Embracin one of the rods 2O at its lower end I provi e a double looped link 13, one end freely but permanently secured and the other end adapted to be looped over an adjacent knob on the other section, (see Fig. 1).

I claim as my invention:

1. The herein described fence comprising a number of sections pivoted one to the other,

and collapsible one upon the other, pivotal joints connecting the sections, and means for locking the sections one upon the other in different positions of adjustment, said sections comprised of slats, said pivotal connection comprising a rod passing through the ends of the slats of adjoining sections, said locking means comprising a pair of clamp disks ou the rod, a tightening nut upon the rod adapted to compress the slats, and lock the clamping disks.

2. The herein described fence comprising a number of sections of slats, a rod passing through the ends of adjoining sections, a

pair of clamp disks on the rod, a tightenin 15 the rod. 20

Signed at New York city this 6th day of May, 1908.

RICHARD H. VILLARD.

lVitnesses:

MABRL DITTENHORFRR, F. WARREN WRIGHT. 

